Harold M Bergsma
Biographic Data
| ID | 123176 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Harold M Bergsma |
| GIVEN NAMES | Harold M |
| FAMILY NAME | Bergsma |
| SIGNATURE | BERGSMA H M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Head, Curriculum and Instruction College of Education New Mexico State University Las Cruces |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1970 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Prologue: History of the Tiv
This article introduces a new translation of Akiga Sai's History of the Tiv, a manuscript completed in Tiv by Akiga in 1935. Portions of Akiga's text, translated and annotated by Rupert East, were first published in English by the International African Institute in 1939 as Akiga's Story. But the new translation, available in the online version of the journal, is the first complete one: no section of the Tiv manuscript has been omitted, and the or…
Barred from School: Two Million Children Thomas J. Cottle Washington, D.C.: New Republic Books, 1976. $7.95
Tiv Kuraiyol, Body Protectors
Opening ParagraphThis paper is concerned with a description of the religious beliefs of the Tiv with regard to kuraiyol. Kuraiyol, literally translated, means 'body protectors'. The belief in kuraiyol is closely related to the major religious belief system termed akombo a soron, or propitiation of fetishes. A good deal has been written about akombo by students of the Tiv but very little has been written about kuraiyol. It is difficult to determin…
Tiv Proverbs as a Means of Social Control
IntroductionOf all the verbal art forms employed by the Tiv, such as singing, story-telling, and proverbs, the last are the most consistently used in everyday situations. Elders today often converse by means of proverbs to prevent young listeners from understanding what they are talking about, for many youngsters have not learned the use of proverbs because they have been to school or away from home for extended periods and have thus lost touch w…
Tiv Proverbs as a Means of Social Control
IntroductionOf all the verbal art forms employed by the Tiv, such as singing, story-telling, and proverbs, the last are the most consistently used in everyday situations. Elders today often converse by means of proverbs to prevent young listeners from understanding what they are talking about, for many youngsters have not learned the use of proverbs because they have been to school or away from home for extended periods and have thus lost touch w…
Tiv Kuraiyol, Body Protectors
Opening ParagraphThis paper is concerned with a description of the religious beliefs of the Tiv with regard to kuraiyol. Kuraiyol, literally translated, means 'body protectors'. The belief in kuraiyol is closely related to the major religious belief system termed akombo a soron, or propitiation of fetishes. A good deal has been written about akombo by students of the Tiv but very little has been written about kuraiyol. It is difficult to determin…
Prologue: History of the Tiv
This article introduces a new translation of Akiga Sai's History of the Tiv, a manuscript completed in Tiv by Akiga in 1935. Portions of Akiga's text, translated and annotated by Rupert East, were first published in English by the International African Institute in 1939 as Akiga's Story. But the new translation, available in the online version of the journal, is the first complete one: no section of the Tiv manuscript has been omitted, and the or…
Tiv Proverbs as a Means of Social Control
IntroductionOf all the verbal art forms employed by the Tiv, such as singing, story-telling, and proverbs, the last are the most consistently used in everyday situations. Elders today often converse by means of proverbs to prevent young listeners from understanding what they are talking about, for many youngsters have not learned the use of proverbs because they have been to school or away from home for extended periods and have thus lost touch w…
Tiv Kuraiyol, Body Protectors
Opening ParagraphThis paper is concerned with a description of the religious beliefs of the Tiv with regard to kuraiyol. Kuraiyol, literally translated, means 'body protectors'. The belief in kuraiyol is closely related to the major religious belief system termed akombo a soron, or propitiation of fetishes. A good deal has been written about akombo by students of the Tiv but very little has been written about kuraiyol. It is difficult to determin…
Barred from School: Two Million Children Thomas J. Cottle Washington, D.C.: New Republic Books, 1976. $7.95
Prologue: History of the Tiv
This article introduces a new translation of Akiga Sai's History of the Tiv, a manuscript completed in Tiv by Akiga in 1935. Portions of Akiga's text, translated and annotated by Rupert East, were first published in English by the International African Institute in 1939 as Akiga's Story. But the new translation, available in the online version of the journal, is the first complete one: no section of the Tiv manuscript has been omitted, and the or…
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